แก้

From Proto-Tai *keːꟲ (“to undo; to untie”),^[1] from Middle Chinese 解 (MC keaX, “to untie, undo”).

Cognate with Lao ແກ້ (kǣ), Tai Nüa ᥐᥥᥲ (kè), Lü ᦶᦂᧉ (k̇ae²), Shan ၵႄႈ (kāae), Ahom 𑜀𑜦𑜧 (kē), Zhuang gej.

แก้ • (gɛ̂ɛ) (abstract noun การแก้)

1. (a binding, item of clothing, etc) to undo; to untie; to let loose.
2. (of an illness, evil, etc) to remedy; to cure; to remove.
3. (of something broken, wrong, unfavourable, etc) to correct; to set right; to fix; to mend; to repair.
4. (of a question, problem, etc) to solve; to resolve.
5. (of a sign, dream, etc) to interpret.
6. (of a code) to decipher.
7. (law, of a charge, plaint, etc) to clear up; to explain.
8. (law) to amend.

   แก้รัฐธรรมนูญ

   gɛ̂ɛ rát-tà-tam-má-nuun

   to amend a constitution

9. (of a text) to edit.
10. to modify, to alter; to adjust, to adapt.

• “แก้” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.